Results of my testicular ultrasound

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steppinthrax

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I posted a while ago in here about how I did a testicular ultrasound because I found a lump in my testicles.

Well just about 2 mins ago I got a phone call from the doctor. He indicated the urinalysis came back normal and the testicular ultrasound showed a small cyst on the left epyditimis of my left testicle.

So anyway he said if it causes me any discomfort to consult a urologist. Is it a good idea to get this removed???

Anyway there was no evidence of testicular cancer..... :)
 
dartworth

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My Dad's a Television Repair man, he's got the Ultimate set of tools...I can fix it
 
OrByte

OrByte

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congrats on the no cancer thing!

did the doctor say if it will continue to grow?

elephantitis of the testicles maybe??

get it removed :)
 
Aharami

Aharami

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Originally posted by: dartworth
My Dad's a Television Repair man, he's got the Ultimate set of tools...I can fix it
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can your dad fix my broken CRT tv?
 
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Mark R

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Originally posted by: steppinthrax
So anyway he said if it causes me any discomfort to consult a urologist. Is it a good idea to get this removed???
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Epididymal cysts are of no significance - they're just something that some guys can feel, and they show up on ultrasound.

They don't develop into anything. Very occasionally, they might get a bit bigger and cause a more prominent lump or possibly discomfort.

Surgery is not recommended unless there's a particularly good reason. (Surgery carries a small risk of damaging the epididymis or spermatic cord which can reduce fertility).
 
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Originally posted by: Mark R
Originally posted by: steppinthrax
So anyway he said if it causes me any discomfort to consult a urologist. Is it a good idea to get this removed???
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Epididymal cysts are of no significance - they're just something that some guys can feel, and they show up on ultrasound.

They don't develop into anything. Very occasionally, they might get a bit bigger and cause a more prominent lump or possibly discomfort.

Surgery is not recommended unless there's a particularly good reason. (Surgery carries a small risk of damaging the epididymis or spermatic cord which can reduce fertility).
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Reason enough to remove imo
 
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cherrytwist

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Originally posted by: Juked07
Originally posted by: Mark R
Originally posted by: steppinthrax
So anyway he said if it causes me any discomfort to consult a urologist. Is it a good idea to get this removed???
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Epididymal cysts are of no significance - they're just something that some guys can feel, and they show up on ultrasound.

They don't develop into anything. Very occasionally, they might get a bit bigger and cause a more prominent lump or possibly discomfort.

Surgery is not recommended unless there's a particularly good reason. (Surgery carries a small risk of damaging the epididymis or spermatic cord which can reduce fertility).
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Reason enough to remove imo
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you're against bigger balls?
 
moshquerade

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Fyi

Epididymal Cysts

Description

Smooth, extratesticular, spherical cysts in the head of the epididymis are not uncommon in adult men. They are benign and do not usually require treatment. It is important to appreciate when they might be significant and when further investigation or treatment is recommended.
Epidemiology

Epididymal cysts usually develop in adults around the age of 40. Epididymal cysts are rare in children and when they occur, usually present around puberty.1 Cysts are found in as many as 30% of asymptomatic patients having scrotal ultrasound for other reasons, but most of these are spermatocoeles.2 The prevalence in the general population is difficult to estimate.

Presentation

Patients usually present having noticed a lump. This often causes a great deal of anxiety and clinical examination can enable reassurance.

* Often epididymal cysts are multiple and may be bilateral.
* Small cysts may remain undetected and asymptomatic.
* As they are cystic and fluid filled they are well defined, fluctuant and will transilluminate.
* As they arise in the epididymis, the testis is palpable quite separately from the cyst (unlike a hydrocoele where the testis is palpable within the fluid filled swelling).
* Extratesticular, fluctuant, cystic swellings which transilluminate and are readily palpable separate from the body of the testis are epididymal cysts and do not usually need further investigation.
* These can readily be distinguished from testicular tumours which arise from the testis.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40024646/
 
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jiffer

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If it gives you any comfort, the cyst might be the result of a lesion rather than being some sort of spontaneous growth. In other words, the lump might have been caused by a small tear in the epididymis (where all of the tiny coils are), which created a small lump when your body tried to repair itself. It's probably "benign" in the sense that it is not the result of cells that are growing out of control. It's not like cancer, which is basically the result of cells that grow uncontrollably. On the other hand, the cyst might become slightly larger over time as your cells reproduce normally. I've heard that you might feel a little bit of pain every once in a while (like a pin prick), but an epididymal lesion/cyst doesn't seem to be a major health problem.

As always, you should consult your doctor or a specialist, rather than a bunch of anonymous people on the internet who don't know anything. But for what it's worth (and it's not worth much), I've never heard of a surgical option for removing an epididymal cyst (which doesn't necessarily mean there isn't one), and if there is one, I would think that surgical scars might make you even more uncomfortable "down there". A small cyst is probably something you can live with (and on the bright side, it makes your testicle look bigger). :) I figure a lot of men have cysts like that and they don't even know it; they might think it's a normal part of their anatomy. (How many men even know what an epididymis is, or even know that they have them?)

By the way, who did the ultrasound--a man or a woman? :)
 
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Originally posted by: steppinthrax
I posted a while ago in here about how I did a testicular ultrasound because I found a lump in my testicles.

Well just about 2 mins ago I got a phone call from the doctor. He indicated the urinalysis came back normal and the testicular ultrasound showed a small cyst on the left epyditimis of my left testicle.

So anyway he said if it causes me any discomfort to consult a urologist. Is it a good idea to get this removed???

Anyway there was no evidence of testicular cancer..... :)
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REALLY?
 
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